[neverdem]

In the United States, however, virtually every horse receives it on the day of the race.

I was surprised to read that sentence. I heard of this use for lasix once before.

[neverdem]

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[CaspersGh0sts]

“I was surprised to read that sentence. I heard of this use for lasix once before.”

Ever hear the phrase “I’ve got to pea like a racehorse?”

Where do you think it comes from? ;)

You’ve definitely heard it before. You just didn’t know what it meant. :)

[vetvetdoug]

These horses are referred to as bleeders and lasix stops that from happening. The epistaxis originates from the lungs. Several years ago a Dr. Sweeney from Pennsylvania scoped many horses after racing and found evidence of pulmonary hemorrhage in them. She also found that the horses didn't repeat the event if given lasix before exertion. Dr. Sweeney is a pulmonologist D.V.M. and is well known and renowned in TB racing and equine circles. This was over ten years ago when I went to a seminar and she made her findings known. This study is a larger examination of the phenomenon.